Questions tagged [sweden]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Kingdom of Sweden
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Did Iran retaliate against Sweden in any way after the latter designated IRGC as terrorists?
According to Wikipedia, in Europe only one country designates the IRGC as terrorist: Sweden since May 2023. When the US declared the IRGC terrorists in 2019, Iran retaliated symbolically by declaring ...
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History or events likely triggering or being used by Koran-burning anti-Muslim groups in Denmark and Sweden?
notability: This is not intended to be another "why is there racism" question. The Koran-burning and related activities have had direct impact on NATO membership discussions and delays. ...
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What are the exact transgression(s) that Norway is complaining about regarding Sweden's off-course rocket's recovery?
The BBC's April 26, 2023 Norway criticises Sweden's response after research rocket goes awry begins:
Sweden has got into hot water with Norway after one of its research rockets malfunctioned and ...
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Will Finland have to ratify Sweden's NATO accession?
The original plan was for Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the same time. It has since become clear, however–due to opposition from Turkey and Hungary–that Sweden and Finland will not be joining at ...
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Why does Sweden support Kurdish separatists in Turkey?
Turkey objects to Sweden gaining NATO membership on the grounds that Sweden supports "terrorism," namely Kurdish separatist fighters. Why has Sweden of all countries taken such an interest ...
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If Turkish parliament wanted to ratify the Swedish and Finnish NATO applications, when, between now and July 1, would it be able to do so?
If Turkish parliament wanted to ratify the Swedish and Finnish NATO Accession Protocols then when, between now and July 1, would it be able to do so?
Considerations include the following:
Parliament ...
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Once given, can a NATO member withdraw or cancel its ratification of an Accession Protocol for a candidate member?
The Accession Protocols to the Washington Treaty for Finland and Sweden have so far been signed by 28 of 30 NATO members. Once all NATO member countries have notified the Government of the United ...
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What if no party crosses the electoral threshold in a parliamentary election?
In some countries, there is an electoral threshold that political parties must cross to win seats in the parliament.
For example, in Germany, the threshold is 5% of national votes, in Sweden the ...
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Would Sweden and Turkey as members of the NATO be a sort of follow-up on the 1739 Swedish-Ottoman alliance against the Empire of Russia? [closed]
From Wikipedia, 1739 in Sweden
Sweden form an alliance with the Ottoman Empire against the Empire of Russia. This is the first alliance between the Ottoman Empire and a Christian nation.
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Why did Denmark, Sweden, and Germany reject a joint investigation offered by Russia?
Why did Denmark, Sweden, and Germany reject a joint investigation offered by Russia regarding the explosion of the NordStream pipeline?
What are their respective problems?
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Hungary — What’s the rationale behind voting about not voting about Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO accession? [closed]
Today, the quasi opposition motioned the formal legislation to vote on a formal bill introduced outlining the ratification of Hungary’s sister states in the EU, Finland and Sweden to NATO. (This bill ...
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Slovakia has been the first state to have not affirmed joining NATO of Sweden and Finland with magnitudinal majority — why?
There is still a chance (a substantial probability) that Turkey or Hungary would not even affirm it by supermajority or any majority at all given their pro-Russia stances, but so far, all other ...
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Are there any signs that Russia intends to delay NATO's admitting Finland and Sweden by preparing for a military attack against Finland and Sweden?
Are there any signs / military observations that Russia is preparing for a military attack against Finland and Sweden to delay NATO's admitting Finland and Sweden?
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Can the Swedish government dissolve the parliament while serving as caretaker government?
I was reading about the 2018-2019 Swedish government crisis and something caught my interest.
The short story is that after the 2018 general election, the Swedish parliament took almsot 4 months to ...
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What are the de facto advantages of Sweden and Finland joining NATO?
There is a plethora of news about Turkey opposing Sweden and Finland from joining NATO, suggesting that this will be quite a long process.
Being part of NATO offers an important advantage (besides ...
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